Decorative candle and mounting therefor



Filed Feb. 23, 1.924

R O WOOD DECORATIVE vCANDLE AND MOUNTING THEREFOR Oct. 27 19:25-

the several views.

Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

ROBERT o. WOOD, or

Tofc'LZZ whom t may concern'.- 5

Be it known that I, ROBERT O. lVoOD,j a

citizen of the United States, Vand resident of for, of which the following description, in connection with the` accompanying draw-- ings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts in each of This invention relates to articles for decorative and ornamental purposes" in- -household use, and more particularly to a decorative device` embodying a container j tube of glass or like transparent material which contains coloredv fibrous material preferably unwoven,l such for example as silk, processed cotton, thread yarn, iioss and the like', the device thus constituted being f preferably made up to simulate a candle in appearance and also adapted to vbe s'et into an ordinary Candlestick or holder. A A further object is to provide improved means for mounting-such a decorative candle inv any ordinary Candlestick, whatever may be the-'dimension of the socket opening therein. The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will more fully appear from the following detailed description taken in lconnection with the accompanying drawings, showing by way of example the preferred embodiment of the invention and the distinctive features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a decorative candle embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the decorative candle and also of the mounting thereof in a Candlestick; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3--3 of Figure 2.

10 indicates a transparent `tube of glass or other suitable material, preferably havingl a length and transverse dimension vapproximating that of an ordinary candle, and having one end drawn inward with a reduced neck 11, having a relatively small opening therethrough, this drawn-in end also being made to simulate the appearance I DEcoRA'rIvEcANDLE AND MOUNTING TnERE-Fonf' l'f i i vApplicationfiled February a3, 1924. Serial No. 694,528.

` of, grain somewhatv resembling wood,j-an`d pressed ELIzABETmINEW JERsEY,lAssrGNoaoEfoNE-HAEE 'roirisER MILLEMOE ELIZABETH; NEW JERSEY, f

cotton, thread or yarn, 'lioss and thelike, or mixtures -of any two or more of these. This material is inserted into the tube so`that Mwhenin position itwill be inV a relatively Compressed condition, and'l hence the inher-l e'nt resiliency ofthe'fibres will exert aresilient force which will press the'iibres into intimate Contact with'the' transparent walls ofthe Vcontainer ortube. Sliortfstrand's of v v ft-his -yarnl'or vfloss fare.A extended 4outward throughlthe restricted neck opening ll'and VVmade f'to simulate awick as indicated at"12.

The other-end, or b'ottom'of theftube m'ay' Y lbe* closed by acork 13' pressed tightly thereinto. IV havel lfound thatHthe-ffeature'*of closely packing and tightly compressing'the yarn or floss' in the tube is ofgreatfimportance4` for decorativel ornamentalI purposes, sincethe sheen 'and lustreisgreatly-Ienhanced by the flattening. and pressingof the yarn against theglass, and Irdesire-to protect this feature ofthe :invention/broadly.

i The yarn .or floss employed in the tubefmay Vbe all-of'onecolor, but particularlybeautiful and variegatedgeflects vare obtainable 4by Commingling two or more properly selected colors.l Thel compression` of thel yarns against the; sides fof 'the glassv produce' a sort also exhibiting decorative i scrolls, and Ean endless variety i of Afanciful designs 'resulting from the undulation of the libres as they are inserted in the tube in relatively com- Condition. 4The invention also comprises means for mounting the decorative candle described, in an ordinary candlestick or holder. It will be understood that this would ordinarily be a matter of diiculty on account of the unyielding property -i of the glass, and also because of the fact that there is no uniformity of size in the sockets of Candlesticks. To obviate this difliculty I provide a stout pin 14, which may have a head 15, similar to an ordinary hat pin, and embed this pin in the packed textile yarn, with its outer pointed portion 14Ca extending some distance through the cork 13.- A cork 16 is selected of a size to lit closely within the socket of the candlestick 17 to which the candleis to be applied. By then stabbing the pointed end 14a of the pin downward into this Cork 16, thecandle loo is securely held in proper upright position I 1- e tnenenntent -tnhe,nl1.e.d with tightly ,eetnnteeee Afeeleret ,textile nbre, Anette nn d tbfffsmlllte ,e gentile I.et the like,y ftyth e'tfenslelet teneh yarn `ned threngh n ret .ettetednenng nfnneiendfet the tube te .einlnlnte .the .nnnenienee et eenttle wink.

2., .As ,a ,deeeretfye entitle., .e ,transparent 3.0 .tnlee @Iles-l yyith tightly. @empresse-i ,textile fibre. y

A .-trnnepelent ttnbe, predneed .fte .Sinin- V.t1/ett(enntile with ene end ..-tinnwn..iniye1fd hey-ng n ,restricted iOpening; the-ne- ,Pteeeeet ffhrene #nn-teniet .with strands Y.of e1-teh materiel extend-.ing ,Outward ythrenfeh ,enid enel Opening ,120Si11ni1ntee Candle xWiek- ,4- ,tte11eiennent.t11he,. ipretlneed te einen n0 inte enndle with .eneenti drawn inward Y..hnyirn'gv nestnieted ope therethretigh, @niet ,tube filled with ,tightly ceni- ,nleeed, `textile nnetenel; with .strands )of leneh .yann ,extending- .entyyend Y ,tht(nigh .seid mening. teiennilete e. candle wick, end vineens fen .mounting ,Seid tithe ,in ,n fennel-le- .ietek en the like .einbedyingmember :selettive 'ne te `eine eelented ite the nreeeed inte `the eeeketet the enndleetiiek, end ,e pin .ne nreieeting inem the lend nf' stai-d tube edttptedgte tbe-foleeel tinte Seid member',

.5. A decorative article of imanufacture .comprising a hollovvtransparent body por- 4'c ionhginol colored unWoven fibrous material Within enid .betty with vthe libres adjacent the transparent Walls of said" body arranged Vin undulationsr and held in intimate resilicnt engagement therewith 6. A decorative article of vvmanufacture .veeinpneingfnihnlteyv transparent hedy pen vtion and colored unWoven fibrous material Within said body with tliefibrejsva djvac'eylt @thetnenepnrentwelle o -teeie'tbndy etrnne'efl in 4,a `v,al'i-egated .design `,and held j intimate engngelnent therewith hy the ,inherent 11esiliencyoisaid fibres. Y

A ,hellen ttenepetent fhedy .ennteining eeleled n-nyyeyen ,hlene ,materiel et euh- `etnntel .enndle tetln in neletyely .eeninteeeed tondi-tien yvhetehyf'ithe ihlee nie .heid in ntifrnnte nnththe ,welle ofV said body, and a tasselllikewiclifattaebed .to theuipper en d 1thereof,ai-id extending E there/:from. a

8.- A helle-W transparent betty .eentnnin'g ,entered nnweyenuhnene ,materiel :et ,enh etenttil ..enndle ienne :in --telntiye-1y Qressed condition .whereby the. fibres are ihell .in ntnietefeneeeetnent ,with tthefwelle of .said body.

i9.- ,A Ahelleyy .trenePnrent'ibQd-y tenten-ling .Celere-d ttnyyeyen fhnene meteeiel et .euh .Stent-inl eenttle Atenne in reletiyeltyeonn Pressed VeQnetiten whereby the fthree .ene held .in ntnnete engeeetnent with the Welle Oft .seid betty, .end resilient @nenne eeeeeieted .with Athe leyyel 'end .ett Seid emile whereby said `canette ,is adapted te enhetentifell-y ,tit eentlteetieh-eeekete .ei varying eines.. ...In iteetnieny Wheneef, I `.tiene.-eiet1-edf .ntnneite th-.eeneeieeten-- l f 

